Folding show case with mounted shelf stand



Oct. 3, 1933. G. WURSLIN FOLDING SHOW CASE WITH MOUNTED SHELF STAND Filed May 29, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l [Nl/ENTOB IQTTORHE) Oct. 3, 1933.

G. WURSLIN FOLDING SHOW CASE WITH MOUNTED SHELF STAND 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed May 29, 1930 FIG.

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Application May 29, 1930. Serial No. 457,401

4 Claims. (Cl; 312-444) standthat is readily assembled for use and as easily dismantled for shipping or storage purposes. A further object is to provide a folding show casewith shelf stand that in assembled position provides great display capacity in a small space and that when dismantled is very compact and that may be moved about with practically no danger of breakage or loss of parts.

A still further object is to provide a combined folding show case and shelf stand that is-of attractive appearance, simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully de-- scribed, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application for patent and in which-- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the folding show case with mounted shelf stand.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 3 on the line 22 thereof. 1

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4'is a face view of one of the end pieces of the shelf stand.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the shelf stand in dismantled position, showing the end supports laid flat in end to end relation and disposed between the shelves.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. p

Fig. 7 is a side view of a iiller bar employed. Fig. 8 is a side view of a spreader bar. Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the folding show case and shelf stand collapsed.

Fig. 10 is a view of Fig. 9 in end elevation.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The combined folding show case and shelf stand includes a base 1 having an upturned front edge 2 and a relatively high upturned rear edge 3. Secured to the floor or base 1 by countersunk hinges 4 are the end windows 5, two in number, of counterpart formation and capable of movement from a position at right angles to the base, as shown in Fig. 1, to a position fiat thereagainst or thereupon. Each window 5 is of slight- 1y less height than one-half the length of the -base 1 so that in flat inoperative position they are substantially co-extensive with the base.

' Hinged to the front edge 2 of the base is the front window 6 to the top edge of which the top window 7 is hinged, said window '7 being adapted to be movedupon its hinges, or folded, fiat against the window 6, both of said windows being then adapted for movement inwardly upon the inwardly folded end windows 5. Hinged to the upturned rear edge 3 of the base 1 is the back 8 that forms the rear side of the case proper and that in operative upright position cooperates with the front arid end windows, said back 8 being formed with a pair of sliding panels 9, 10, of

well'known construction, each panel being of approximately one-half the length of the back member so that the insert perforation that accommodates said members may be entirely or but partly closed by manual manipulation of the panels to exclude or afford access to the interior of thecase. p.

Hinged to the lower edge of the back 8 is the shelf 11 adapted to be moved inwardly of the case into horizontal position, shown in Fig. 1 in dotted lines, or to lie fiat againstthe back member as shown in Fig. 2.

Hinged to the outer or upper edge of the back member 8 is the smaller or auxiliary top window 12 that, in operative position is disposed inwardly at right angles to the back member to rest upon the end windows and cooperate with the top window 7. Small headless pins carried by the outer edges of the end windows are adapted to be received in tiny recesses in the topwindows '7, 12 in the operative position of said members to secure them rigidly together. A filler bar 23 is disposed between the back member 8 and'top window 12, in their operative positions, said bar being provided with pins 24 to fit into corresponding recesses in the hinged edge of said window 12.

Referring again to the rear upturned end 3 of the base, the same is provided with a hinged outwardly opening panel 13 to afford access to the case below the shelf 11. The mounted shelf stand comprises a pair of right and left hand end supports 14, 15, a pair of shelves 16, 16 and a spacer bar adapted to fit removably into notches 17 formed in the top ends of said end supports, said shelves being received between pairs of spaced cleats 19 extending transversely of the end supports. Each end support at its non-notched or lower end is recessed to form a heel 20 adapted,

when the support. is mounted to the auxiliary end support being received in a corresponding recess in the window 12.

The spacer bar 18 is formed with terminal heads 22 adapted, when the bar connects the recesses 17, to abut the relatively remote lateral faces of the end supports to brace said members. In the assembled position of the folding show case and shelf stand, illustrated in Fig. 1, the shelves 16 may receive articles to be displayed outside the show case while the sh 1f 11 and base 1 may receive articles to be dis ayed within the same, access to the interior being had through the hinged panel 13, when open, and through the sliding doors or panels 9, 10.

To fold or dismantle the show case and shelf stand the spacer bar 18 and shelves 16 are removed from the end supports 14, 15 and the latter may then be dismounted from the window 12. The end supports may then be placed with their heeled ends opposite and their cleat sides down, between the shelves 16, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The window 12 is now moved into parallelism with the back 8, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the windows 6, 7 manually supported while the end windows are folded together upon the base 1. The window 7 is now folded flat against the window 6 and together they are folded in upon the end windows. In the space between the folded windows and theupturned edge 3 the shelves and end supportsare disposed, the height of said edge 3 being slightly greater than the combined thickness of said shelves and supports -as shown in Fig. 10. The back member 8 and window 12, in their relative positions shown in 2, are now moved inwardly upon the lower hinges of the member 8 into the position shown in Fig. 9 flat upon the folded windows 6, 7 and the shelves and end supports. The spacer bar 18 is now disposed betweenthe window 12 and the front window'6 so that the free longitudinal edge of window 12 may find a support. The filler bar 23 is now disposed in the space between the upper end of the edge 3 and .the lower hinged edge of the back member 8. The pins 24 of the filler bar fit into corresponding recesses in the back 8.

What is claimed is:-

1. A showcase comprising a base having upturned front and rear edges, end windows hinged to but upstanding from the base at the ends thereof, a front window upstanding upon but hinged to the front edge, a back upstanding upon but hinged to the back edge, a top window hinged to the front window and resting upon the upper edges of the end windows, an auxiliary top window hinged to the back and resting upon the upper edges of the end windows with its free edge contiguous to the free edge of the top window, the end windows being foldable down flat on the base and the top window foldable flat against the inner face of the front window'and the two foldable down upon the end windows,-

the auxiliary top window being swingable into the plane of the back and the two foldable down on top of the front window.

- 2. A showcase comprising a base having upturned front and rear edges, end windows hinged to but upstanding from the base .at the ends thereof, a front window upstanding upon but hinged to the front edge, a back upstanding upon but hinged to the'back edge, a top window hinged to the front window and resting upon the upper edges of the end windows, an auxiliary top window hinged to the back and, resting upon the upper edges of the end windows with its free edge contiguous to the free edge of the top window, the end windows being foldable down flat on the inner face of the front window and the two foldable down upon the end windows, the auxiliary top window being swingable into the plane of the back and the two foldable down on top of the front window, the hinge connections of all of said windows having their pivot points at the inner edges of the windows to provide abutting shoulders in the. case of the end, front and top windows when extended to limit them to relatively right-angular positions and to similarly provide abutting shoulders between the back and auxiliary top window when the latter is swung into the plane of the back, and a filler bar removably mounted on the upper edge of the back and abutting the rear edge of the auxiliary window when the same is disposed in its normal position on top of the (and windows.

3. A showcase comprising a base having upturned front and rear edges, end windows hinged to but upstanding from the base at the ends thereof, a front window upstanding upon but hinged to the'front edge, a back upstanding upon but hinged to the back edge, a top window hinged to the front window and resting upon the upper edges of the end windows, an auxiliary top window hinged to the back and resting upon the upper edges of the end windows with its free edge contiguous to the free edge of the top window,

base and the top window foldable flat against the the end windows being foldable down flat on the the back and the two foldable down on top of.

the front window, end supports removably mounted upon and having an. interlocking connection with the auxiliary window, a spacer bar removably connected with the upper ends of said supports and spaced shelves spanning but removably connected with said supports, the combined height of said supports being not greater than the length of said shelves, so that the two may be disposed between the shelves and the shelves and supports disposed on top of the end windows when folded in the space between the upturned back edge of the base and the hingedly connected edges of the front and top windows.

4. A showcase comprising a base having upturned front and rear edges, end windows hinged to but upstanding from the base at the ends thereof, a front window upstanding upon but hinged to the front edge, a back upstanding upon but hinged to the back edge, a top window hinged to the front window and resting upon the upper edges of the end windows, an auxiliary top win- .dow hinged to the back and resting upon the hpper edges of the end windows with its free edge contiguous to the free edge of the top window,

the end windows being foldable down flat on the,

GUSTAVE WURBLIN. 

